By Envisager

After the success of the Worlwide Premiere event of BEYOND: Two Souls in Paris, the great feedback received around the demo available on PlayStation Store, we could not miss the chance to reward members of the PlayStation Community with an exclusive and European competition.

The prizes at stake are incredibly impressive, I'm sure you'll agree!

There is only one way to enter this special competition celebrating Quantic Dream’s fantastic new action thriller, BEYOND: Two Souls on PlayStation 3 : Join the PlayStation Community now !!!

Sign in with your SEN account and tell us about your unique and unprecedented gamers' experiences with this powerful game by answering the following question:

"What is most impressive about your Beyond :Two Souls experience on PlayStation®3?”

Highlight the important gaming factors, the emotional journey, the choices you made and how your particular version of Jodie’s life came together between your hands from your experience from either the demo or full game.

The ten most interesting entries as decided by a Community jury committee will win and feature our upcoming article "10 reasons to play BEYOND: Two Souls by the PlayStation Community" :Thumbs:

BEYOND: The prizes

Prizes for 5 winners:

A PlayStation 3 system 500GB

A copy of BEYOND: Two Souls on PS3, signed by the game’s director and writer, David Cage.

A BEYOND: Two Souls media kit

A BEYOND: Two Souls T-shirt

Prizes for 5 runners-up:

A copy of BEYOND: Two Souls on PS3, signed by the game’s director and writer, David Cage.

A BEYOND: Two Souls T-shirt.

Dates and participant countries :

Your entry must be subitted before 15 October 2013, 3pm.

Entrants must be aged 18 or over and a resident in a participating country: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom

Please make sure you have read the terms and conditions before entering this competition.

Good luck !

Terms and Conditions – Specific Rules for “The best of Beyond: Two Souls” Competition

1. The "The best of Beyond: Two Souls” competition (“Competition”) is open to persons aged 18 years or over who are residents of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom (“Entrant Countries”) except employees, agents, contractors or consultants of the Promoter (as defined below) and their immediate families, the Promoter's associated companies and anyone else professionally connected with the Competition (“Entrants”).

2. The Competition is open for entries on 7 October 2013 at 15.00 (GMT) ("Opening Date") and closes on 15 October 2013 at 15.00 (GMT) ("Closing Date"). The period from the Opening Date to and including the Closing Date shall be referred to as the “Competition Period”.

3. The Competition is free to enter and no purchase of any kind is necessary. By entering the Competition, Entrants accept and will be bound by these terms and conditions (“Terms”).

4. To enter the Competition, Entrants must complete the following steps during the Competition Period:

a) if they do not already have a Sony Entertainment Network (“SEN”) account (previously known as PlayStation®Network), create one using their PlayStation® system or by visiting http://eu.playstation.com/registration/;b) sign into their SEN account;c) visit their local language PlayStation Forum at http://community.eu.playstation.com/playstationeu (“Forum”);d) Click on the “[European Competition] Win BIG with BEYOND: Two Souls” thread “http://community.eu.playstation.com/t5/BEYOND-Two-Souls/European-Competition-Win-BIG-with-BEYOND-Two... (“Thread”); e) answer the following question: “What is most impressive about your BEYOND: Two Souls experience on PlayStation®3?” by posting a reply including their PSN Online ID in the Thread (of no more than 200 words); andf) Entrants must ensure their post complies with the Community Guidelines (in particular, Entrants must avoid double-posting and creating duplicate threads) and the eu.playstation.com Terms of Use.

5. Registration for Sony Entertainment Network is subject to acceptance of the SEN Terms of Service and User Agreement and SEN Privacy Policy.

6. Each Entrant may only submit one (1) entry and will only be eligible to win one (1) Prize (as defined below).

7. Each Entrant must adhere to the General Rules and in particular, to sections 7 and 8. In addition, entries must not contain any:

8. Each Entrant grants to the Promoter a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to use entries for promotional purposes and for all the purposes related to the Competition, across all media including any online platforms under their control.

9. All entries must be completely original so as not to breach any third party copyright. The Promoter accepts no liability if Entrants ignore these Terms and each Entrant agrees to fully indemnify the Promoter against any claims by any third party arising from any breach of these Terms.

10. There will be five (5) winners (each a “Winner”) and five (5) runners-up (each a “Runner-up”). Each Winner and each Runner-up will be selected by a Most Valued PlayStationer “MVP” (as defined on the PlayStation Forum) and one (1) employee of the Promoter, based upon the originality and creativity of the reply. Each MVP is an independent judge and is not permitted to enter the Competition themselves. The decision of the judges is final.

11. Each Winner will win:

a) one (1) PlayStation®3 500GB system; b) one (1) Beyond: Two Souls game (“Game”) for PlayStation®3; c) one (1) Beyond: Two Souls media kit which comprises: (i) one (1) book of Game imagery with annotations from David Cage (writer and director of the Game); (ii) one (1) review code disc of the Game; and (iii) one (1) quick response (‘QR’) code which links to marketing material for the Game; and d) one (1) Game t-shirt,

In these terms, “Prize” shall mean the Winner’s Prize and/or the Runner-up’s Prize, as appropriate in the context.

13. The Promoter shall notify each Winner and each Runner-up, by Private Message (“PM”) on the Forum, of their selection within one (1) week of the Closing Date.

14. In order to claim their Prize, each Winner and each Runner-up must respond to the Promoter’s PM on the Forum, specifying their name, date of birth, postal address and the email address linked to their SEN account, within thirty (30) days of receiving the Promoter’s PM.

15. Prizes must be taken as stated and may not be deferred. There will be no cash alternatives; however the Promoter reserves the right to substitute any Prize with a prize of a similar value.

16. The Promoter cannot accept any responsibility whatsoever for any technical failure or malfunction or any problem which may result in any Competition entry or other correspondence being lost or not being properly registered.

17. In the event of a dispute, the Promoter’s decision is final and no correspondence or discussion will be entered into.

18. The Promoter reserves the right to cancel the Competition or amend these Terms at any stage, if deemed necessary in its opinion or if circumstances arise outside its control.

19. The Promoter will use reasonable endeavours to send, by registered post, the Prize to each Winner and each Runner-up within thirty (30) days of receiving the details of each Winner and each Runner-up.

20. If a Prize is found to be ineffective, faulty or damaged upon receipt, the Promoter must be notified in writing within seven (7) days of receipt, otherwise the Prize will be deemed to be accepted as received. This does not affect each Winner’s and each Runner-up’s statutory rights (if any).

21. Each Winner and each Runner-up agrees to take part in any reasonable publicity required by the Promoter.

22. The Promoter may, at its sole discretion, publish each Winner’s and each Runner-up’s name on the Promoter’s website(s). Each Winner’s and each Runner-up’s name will be made available on reasonable request to those enclosing a self-addressed envelope marked ‘The best of Beyond: Two Souls’ to the following address: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited, 10 Great Marlborough Street, London W1F 7LP United Kingdom within six (6) weeks of the Closing Date.

23. If there is any reason to believe that there has been a breach of these Terms or incorrect, illegible, fraudulent or other invalid or improper information has been provided, the Promoter may in its sole discretion refuse to process an entry or fulfill any Prize awarded.

24. Each Winner and each Runner-up may be required to pay tax on any Prize won in accordance with their jurisdiction’s tax legislation and will be responsible for any related tax liability.

25. General Rules apply to the Competition. Please click here to view the General Rules.

27. To the extent permitted by applicable law, these Terms shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and the contract between each Entrant and the Promoter shall be deemed to have been formed and performed in England.

1. The "The best of Beyond: Two Souls” competition (“Competition”) is open to persons aged 18 years or over who are residents of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom (“Entrant Countries”) except employees, agents, contractors or consultants of the Promoter (as defined below) and their immediate families, the Promoter's associated companies and anyone else professionally connected with the Competition (“Entrants”).2. The Competition is open for entries on 7 October 2013 at 15.00 (GMT) ("Opening Date") and closes on 15 October 2013 at 15.00 (GMT) ("Closing Date"). The period from the Opening Date to and including the Closing Date shall be referred to as the “Competition Period”.3. The Competition is free to enter and no purchase of any kind is necessary. By entering the Competition, Entrants accept and will be bound by these terms and conditions (“Terms”).4. To enter the Competition, Entrants must complete the following steps during the Competition Period: a) if they do not already have a Sony Entertainment Network (“SEN”) account (previously known as PlayStation®Network), create one using their PlayStation® system or by visiting http://eu.playstation.com/registration/;b) sign into their SEN account;c) visit their local language PlayStation Forum at http://community.eu.playstation.com/playstationeu (“Forum”);d) Click on the “[European Competition] Win BIG with BEYOND: Two Souls” thread “http://community.eu.playstation.com/t5/BEYOND-Two-Souls/European-Competition-Win-BIG-with-BEYOND-Two-Souls/td-p/19868401” (“Thread”); e) answer the following question: “What is most impressive about your BEYOND: Two Souls experience on PlayStation®3?” by posting a reply including their PSN Online ID in the Thread (of no more than 200 words); andf) Entrants must ensure their post complies with the Community Guidelines (in particular, Entrants must avoid double-posting and creating duplicate threads) and the eu.playstation.com Terms of Use.5. Registration for Sony Entertainment Network is subject to acceptance of the SEN Terms of Service and User Agreement and SEN Privacy Policy.6. Each Entrant may only submit one (1) entry and will only be eligible to win one (1) Prize (as defined below). 7. Each Entrant must adhere to the General Rules and in particular, to sections 7 and 8. In addition, entries must not contain any:a) pornography, nudity, or sexually explicit imagery;b) abusive, offensive or hateful imagery or language;c) harassing or defamatory content;d) content that compromises the privacy or safety of yourself or others;e) content that demeans a particular gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion, ethnicity or nationality; f) violent or dangerous behaviour; and/org) spam, advertising or other commercial activities.8. Each Entrant grants to the Promoter a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to use entries for promotional purposes and for all the purposes related to the Competition, across all media including any online platforms under their control.9. All entries must be completely original so as not to breach any third party copyright. The Promoter accepts no liability if Entrants ignore these Terms and each Entrant agrees to fully indemnify the Promoter against any claims by any third party arising from any breach of these Terms. 10. There will be five (5) winners (each a “Winner”) and five (5) runners-up (each a “Runner-up”). Each Winner and each Runner-up will be selected by a Most Valued PlayStationer “MVP” (as defined on the PlayStation Forum) and one (1) employee of the Promoter, based upon the originality and creativity of the reply. Each MVP is an independent judge and is not permitted to enter the Competition themselves. The decision of the judges is final. 11. Each Winner will win:a) one (1) PlayStation®3 500GB system; b) one (1) Beyond: Two Souls game (“Game”) for PlayStation®3; c) one (1) Beyond: Two Souls media kit which comprises: (i) one (1) book of Game imagery with annotations from David Cage (writer and director of the Game); (ii) one (1) review code disc of the Game; and (iii) one (1) quick response (‘QR’) code which links to marketing material for the Game; and d) one (1) Game t-shirt,(“Winner Prize”), with a total value of approximately £ 252.99 / € 269.88 / CHF 333.82 / DKK 2,012.65 / PLN 1,140.90 / RUB 11,610.39 / NZD 435.50 / AUD 387.75 / NOK 2,163.88 / SEK 2,316.57. 12. Each Runner-up will win:a) one (1) Game; and b) one (1) Game t-shirt, (“Runner-up Prize”), with a total value of £ 54 / € 69.98 / CHF 86.55 / DKK 521.89 / PLN 295.79 / RUB 3012.22 / NZD 112.92 / AUD 100.55 / NOK 560.86 / SEK 600.72.In these terms, “Prize” shall mean the Winner’s Prize and/or the Runner-up’s Prize, as appropriate in the context.13. The Promoter shall notify each Winner and each Runner-up, by Private Message (“PM”) on the Forum, of their selection within one (1) week of the Closing Date.14. In order to claim their Prize, each Winner and each Runner-up must respond to the Promoter’s PM on the Forum, specifying their name, date of birth, postal address and the email address linked to their SEN account, within thirty (30) days of receiving the Promoter’s PM.15. Prizes must be taken as stated and may not be deferred. There will be no cash alternatives; however the Promoter reserves the right to substitute any Prize with a prize of a similar value. 16. The Promoter cannot accept any responsibility whatsoever for any technical failure or malfunction or any problem which may result in any Competition entry or other correspondence being lost or not being properly registered. 17. In the event of a dispute, the Promoter’s decision is final and no correspondence or discussion will be entered into.18. The Promoter reserves the right to cancel the Competition or amend these Terms at any stage, if deemed necessary in its opinion or if circumstances arise outside its control. 19. The Promoter will use reasonable endeavours to send, by registered post, the Prize to each Winner and each Runner-up within thirty (30) days of receiving the details of each Winner and each Runner-up. 20. If a Prize is found to be ineffective, faulty or damaged upon receipt, the Promoter must be notified in writing within seven (7) days of receipt, otherwise the Prize will be deemed to be accepted as received. This does not affect each Winner’s and each Runner-up’s statutory rights (if any).21. Each Winner and each Runner-up agrees to take part in any reasonable publicity required by the Promoter. 22. The Promoter may, at its sole discretion, publish each Winner’s and each Runner-up’s name on the Promoter’s website(s). Each Winner’s and each Runner-up’s name will be made available on reasonable request to those enclosing a self-addressed envelope marked ‘The best of Beyond: Two Souls’ to the following address: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited, 10 Great Marlborough Street, London W1F 7LP United Kingdom within six (6) weeks of the Closing Date.23. If there is any reason to believe that there has been a breach of these Terms or incorrect, illegible, fraudulent or other invalid or improper information has been provided, the Promoter may in its sole discretion refuse to process an entry or fulfill any Prize awarded.24. Each Winner and each Runner-up may be required to pay tax on any Prize won in accordance with their jurisdiction’s tax legislation and will be responsible for any related tax liability.25. General Rules apply to the Competition. Please click here to view the General Rules.26. The “Promoter” is: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited, 10 Great Marlborough Street, London W1F 7LP United Kingdom.27. To the extent permitted by applicable law, these Terms shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and the contract between each Entrant and the Promoter shall be deemed to have been formed and performed in England.

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I played the demo twice, fully expecting to experience the same thing both times but was pleasantly surprised to have it play out different ways each time. For example, the first time through, I used Aiden to open the train windows so Jodie could escape the cops but the second time, I messed up and got cornered in a toilet and had to climb out of the ceiling hatch. Such a small thing but it made the experience vary - something which a lot of games lack making replaying less enjoyable.

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Definitely the replay value, tried the Demo at expo and on friends PS3, as above the fact you have open decisions and with multiple characters just reminds me how some games are not just about trophies for replay value. Of course throw in the great acting talents which are present and the whole event around the launch does show that games are Beyond "nerds" sitting in dark bedrooms but the games can be a serious emotional narrative aswell as fun for all.

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I`l be honest and say this i love to play game`s like this for the trophy`s to becouse once the story is finished we can still injoy the game even more by geting all the trophy`s that are to get yes i`s im a trophy collecter and i always will be not to show off it`s becouse i love and injoy doing it so trophy`s are to apart of this game and i`d be sure to collect what i can get in this awesome game coming out!

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Beta Tester

As a media student, I tend to notice the little things. Lighting, colour, cinematography. But none of that mattered for that thirty minutes of gameplay. I was so immersed in the story that the analysis my mind usually performs subconsciously didn't even happen at this point. And Cage has been so successful with Heavy Rain, I didn't even need to see any of Beyond: Two Souls for me to put an order down on Amazon.

After playing the demo, one thing stood out to me the most. How Cage conveyed human emotion with themes that don't physically exist. Supernatural themes. Life after death.

As a child, Jodie learns to control her second entity, Aiden, but because of this, she's obviously different from everyone else. She's learnt, at the age of 8, when she is being patronised. In all of the demo, she's never once smiled. She's never once been happy. Even in the intro scene, the innocent image of a child playing is twisted into a scene of sad emotions with the dark, melancholy piano against the image of Jodie playing. She's not happy. She's not having fun. Doctors run tests and act nice just to examine her like she's an alien. And she's treated different, she knows that. She knows she'll never be allowed to be normal because no one will let her, not even Aiden. She sees through the act. She knows when she's being patronised and the difference between someone being nice and someone acting nice. Children usually believe everything they're told, but Jodie understand what a lie is. She has grown up faster than the average child, she had to, what choice did she have?

But then you have a scene where Jodie is now a teen, training to fight. Self defence. The typical idea of an American teenage girl texting on her BlackBerry while 'hanging out' at the 'mall' is replaced by a teenage girl who's focused. Who isn't average. She's probably fighting for defence. In the next scene she's on the run from the police. She's had to use Aiden to her advantage to kill. To possess. To destroy. Does this sound like your average teen? But it was all for defense.

To sum up my essay of a competition answer, the most impressive thing about Beyond: Two Souls was the way human emotion has been used and conveyed alongside interactive storytelling to create a dark thriller, concerning themes where most film-makers wouldn't DARE to go near. Judging from the demo, Cage has set the bar for interactive storytelling in video games, and I wouldn't believe that we will see anything to top this for a long time. Who says video games are for children?!

Thank you, QuanticDream for Faranheit. Thank you for Heavy Rain. THANK YOU FOR BEYOND: TWO SOULS!

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i like it how closely attatched i got to jodie by the end of the demo and it showed the trailer with her parents leaving her in the facility. its tottaly different and fresh.none of the first person go here shoot him go there. or half finished single player games so they could concentrate on the multiplayer. the story looks amazing and could actually see myself replaying it a few times... i got to come clean tho. only had the one go on the demo so i didnt know there were somany different paths to take which has made me want to play this game even more...even better if its free ;)

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It's not just another game, I'd rather call it a whole new experience. The emotions while playing this game is indescribable! The gameplay is outstanding, the controls are unique and effective and the music/sound effects adds a sweet color to the atmosphere. The choice of Helen Page and Willem Dafoe as being the main characters of the game is the best, they both are incredibly talented actors and they know what they are doing, their voice acting is brilliant. After I finished playing the demo I was so desperate to play the full game! Congratulations to the Quantic Dreams team for doing such an excellent work, it's a masterpiece!

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most impressive thing was how the game draws you in to it really could not put the demo down after playing it played it about 5 times. like the fact you can do things alternative ways without dieing if you did a part wrong in the demo. So many great games at the mo but this manages to stand out. Kinda of game you think your not gonna get hooked on then bam just like that you are.

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What impressed me most about the demo (and this will make me play the game multiple times through) is that there is no "end game" as such. Once I make a decision the game just keeps going e.g. I didn't wake up in the train car and there the conductor found me out the first time I played. The second time I played I sneaked away and a whole new event was triggered and my play changed drasticly. I cannot wait to see how this will affect my play of the game and how my playthrough will differ from my friend's. This game is shaping up to be an emotional as well as an action pact game. It might just top The Last of Us in my books... maybe. :-)

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BEYOND: Two Souls goes above and beyond the modern expectations of modern film and video games. Where most video games focus on getting as photorealistic as possible, this game achieves amazing graphics as well as an outstanding storyline.

What I felt was immersive was that the technology that went into creating this game made you think that soon we might be able to create entire films with the 3D capabilites of a video game. The cinematography, lighting and all other factors that go into making a film were definately included in Beyond.